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    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control

    November 14, 2021 By James M Dorsey The family of nations is balancing on the edge of an abyss as mushrooming religious and ethnic...
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    The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban

    October 27, 2021 By James M. Dorsey The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community,...
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    US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better

    By James M. Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an...
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    Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par: Mullah Omar and Ataturk would both turn in their grave
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par: Mullah Omar and Ataturk would both turn in their grave

    By James M. Dorsey Dogu Perincek is celebrating the perceived defeat of US forces in Afghanistan. The staunchly anti-American Turkish...
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    Israel deprives Central Europeans of moral cover
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Israel deprives Central Europeans of moral cover

    By James M. Dorsey When Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently sparked a war of words with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki...
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    Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges

    By James M. Dorsey Religion scholar Esra Ozyurek has a knack for identifying trends that ring warning bells about where Europe is...
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    France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam

    By James M. Dorsey Punching above its weight, the United Arab Emirates is wielding a combination of religious soft power, commercial and...
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    JMD on NBN: Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    JMD on NBN: Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

    ALAN CHONG AND QUANG MIN PHAM Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2020 October 16, 2020 James M....
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    Saudi sports diplomacy: A train barrelling towards an abyss
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Saudi sports diplomacy: A train barrelling towards an abyss

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Flying Under the Radar: Iranian Alternatives to Suez and Belt and Road
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    Flying Under the Radar: Iranian Alternatives to Suez and Belt and Road

    by James M. Dorsey | Jul 21, 2020 An initial version of this story was first published in Inside Arabia A podcast version of this story...
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    UAE Targets Turkey and Qatar in the Mediterranean
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 5 min

    UAE Targets Turkey and Qatar in the Mediterranean

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Saudi Arabia rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Saudi Arabia rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles

    By James M. Dorsey This story first appeared on Inside Arabia A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes,...
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    Coming home to roost: War threatens to spill beyond Syria’s borders
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 1, 2020
    • 5 min

    Coming home to roost: War threatens to spill beyond Syria’s borders

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Defending political freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia raise alarm bells
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Defending political freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia raise alarm bells

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Drawing battle lines: Centre-right parties take on civilisationalism
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Drawing battle lines: Centre-right parties take on civilisationalism

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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